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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

OK, so here's what I don't get: How is the stock market still going up? We've got high unemployment, record debt, and overvalued companies that are clearly riding the AI hype train. Why do people keep shoveling money into stocks like SpaceX in this economy?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just had someone going by "realpdx" tell me that Tina Kotek's trans-friendly policies result in violence against women and girls. I admit I took pleasure in reporting the account for hate speech.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Watching the debate between Kotek and Drazan is giving me real hope for Oregon. Kotek is kicking Drazan's crazy ass.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Assuming this country survives the second Trump regime, there need to be trials and long prison sentences for everyone involved in these crimes.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Three nights in a row of stress dreams. Dreaming about being back in school and forgetting I have a test. About being unemployed. About being picked up by the police. I'm thinking the current state of the world and the economy has me a teensy bit stressed out.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

(1/2) What the heck is wrong with the people buying SpaceX stock again? Haven't they learned their lesson? Today's earnings announcement said they earned $7.8 billion in revenue. It exceeded analysts' expectations and sounds like a lot until you realize xAI lost $15.8 billion.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Oh look, there's the Friday stock market manipulation.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It's like declaring yourself a pastry chef because you picked up a scone at Starbucks.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Here are some random things I just really needed to get off my chest. * The 2020 election wasn't stolen. * Using AI chat bots isn't research. * Speaking of, the bots are harmful economically, environmentally, and psychologically to the people who are addicted to them. (1/3)

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I can confirm that Portland is still NOT on fire.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

If you're in a weird mood and want to see a bunch of people rapidly dissociating from reality, now is a great time to look at LinkedIn.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Random AI reality check: * It's not alive. No matter how realistic your conversations with it feel, no one's actually home. * It doesn't remember those conversations. Every time you chat with it, your chat client loads up your entire conversation history and feeds it into the model. (1/4)

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

So we're just re-enacting Weekend at Bernie's with Mitch, eh?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Another day, another violation of the Hatch Act.

A screenshot of an email I received from the Social Security Administration. It is a propaganda piece that expresses adoration for Donald Trump, and clearly violates the Hatch Act.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Finally some good news tonight. Yes, it's in New York, and I live about as far from New York as you can get while still being in the lower 48, but I'll take it.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

(1/6) I've been kicking a thought around for a while: Being wealthy enough to be financially independent seems nice. Being wealthy enough that you control a measurable chunk of the economy must be hellish. Let me explain...

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Read a post today saying that eventually, software developer employers will include AI tokens in their bonuses. If that happens, I'm throwing all my electronics in the trash and heading to the hills to live as a hermit, where I'll watch civilization self-immolate from a safe distance.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

SpaceX has their (completely disconnected from financial reality) IPO on June 12th. If you have a 401k, you might want to reallocate it away from any index fund that will be forced to carry their stock. It's all a scam to make the American people carry the debt of a fucking billionaire.

spotgamma.com

SpaceX IPO Index Inclusion: How Rule Changes for SPY, QQQ, and IWM Force Index Funds to Sell Stocks and Buy SpaceX

Breaking down how SpaceX's $75B+ IPO is reshaping benchmark indexes and forcing index funds to reallocate trillions in assets - implications for passive investors.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Happy Pride Month! As the parent of a trans kid, these last couple of years have been rough, but I know a lot of good people have his back. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

[tinfoil hat] The AI companies buying up all the GPUs and RAM aren't doing it because they actually need them, or at least not just for that reason. They also want to make personal computing impossible. They want you dependent on dumb terminals that only exist to serve AI slop. [/tinfoil hat]

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Just to be clear: The U.S. isn't winning the war in Iran. (According to the orange piece of shit in the Oval Office, I've just committed treason.)

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

To everyone who said I was worrying about nothing and the Voting Rights Act would be fine: Fuck you.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Something I stay up late pondering: History shows that once a despot consolidates power, one of the first things he does is kill off everyone who helped him get there, because they know where the skeletons are hidden. So why does anyone ever think it'll be different when *they* do it?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I feel like FOMO and an incredibly slick sales pitch have driven the tech industry - and an unfortunately large number of software developers - insane.

open.substack.com

FOMO and "AI" company proliferation

It's (almost) all a scam.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Hey, Republicans! Notice how Democrats are circling the wagons to protect Eric Swalwell? No? Well, you're not seeing it because Democrats aren't doing it. I'll tell you why that is: DEMOCRATS DON'T PROTECT RAPISTS. If he did it - and it sure looks like he did - then he's done. See how that works?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Two events that will make me pop open a bottle of champagne: 1. I've gone a whole month without seeing any tech bros insisting that if I just agentic AI my agentic AI, it'll AI all over my agentic. Bonus points if I haven't seen that because the LLM providers have finally collapsed.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Is this what it takes, Republicans? Does it take a madman threatening to literally destroy an entire civilization before you finally, finally come to grips with who and what you've been supporting?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Today's my birthday! All I really want (besides getting over this annoying cold) is the energy from yesterday's protests to keep growing until the fascist sack of shit is gone.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

New rule: If you're sick on your birthday, you don't officially change your age until you're fully recovered. Why yes, my birthday *is* tomorrow.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm working on a new #Rust based personal project, which I'm using to teach myself the language. Initial thoughts: 1. I hate Rust syntax. I've tried to love it, I really have, but I hate it. 2. I love Rust performance. It's absolutely incredible how fast and stable it is. (1/3)

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I'm seeing a weird flood of posts trying to defend not voting for Kamala Harris. Anyone else seeing it?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

If your posts try to divide the left and encourage people to either not vote or vote third party... Fuck you and I'm blocking you.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Hard truths to help the terminally gullible: - AGI isn't coming. - Twitter is a Nazi bar now. - Donald Trump won't make America great. - It's been scientifically shown that using ChatGPT makes you dumber. - You'll never be a millionaire. - Voting for their interests means voting against your own.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I've been poking around in LinkedIn for the last few days, mostly out of a desire to find out how former coworkers I was always on friendly terms with are doing, and what I've found disturbs me. That place is overwhelmed by fear and madness in the tech industry. I'll explain what I mean. (1/9)

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Speaking of LLMs, here's a good rule of thumb: If you're watching, reading, or otherwise consuming media from someone, and they say something about how LLMs show we're only X years from AGI, immediately turn off that content and unfollow that person. They fundamentally misunderstand how LLMs work.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If I never see a gushing LLM tooling "review" that claims now you don't even have to look at the code anymore, it'll be too soon. I promise all the vibe coders out there pushing their garbage that no human has reviewed that black hat hackers are *definitely* still looking at code. *Your* code.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Checking in from Portland, Oregon, and I've gotta say, it's not on fire. This despite claims to the contrary by a certain political cult. Just had a rose croissant. It was freaking delicious. And not on fire.

Picture I took of a delicious croissant infused with rose oil and candied rosebud tidbits.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

So... People who didn't vote for Harris because you claimed she was a war monger... Got anything to say? For instance, an argument for why anyone should ever take any of your claims or assessments about reality seriously ever again?

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Rule of thumb: If anyone tells you something like, "The old rules don't apply anymore," put a hand firmly over your wallet and back away. I've been hearing that a lot in the development community from people doing #vibecoding. They say you don't even need to look at the code itself anymore.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I've been wondering about something for a while: For all you #vibecoding devs out there, when was the last time you did a full review of your codebase? I'm not talking about reviewing diffs. I'm talking about a systematic analysis, after which you have a clear understanding of what the app does.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

"I can destroy the trade. I can destroy the country." -Donald Trump, in response to his tariffs being found illegal. Try to imagine what would have happened if Barack Obama or Joe Biden said that.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Don't forget: The fascists want you exhausted, depressed, and weak. Make a point of sleeping well, taking time for yourself, and getting exercise.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

It's been fascinating to watch MAGA people post things like, "This isn't what I voted for" after they're affected personally by the regime. Sometimes I just want to take them aside, pat them on the shoulder, and gently whisper in their ear, "But it is. It absolutely is what you voted for."

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

His name was Alex Pretti. It shouldn't be forgotten.

A picture of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and U.S. citizen who was just murdered by ICE agents.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Murder. This is straight-up, undeniable murder. These monsters are murdering people in the streets for exercising their 1st Amendment rights.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I will never understand people in Congress and SCOTUS willingly giving up their power to a dictator. Have they literally learned nothing from history? Do they not understand that once they are disposable, the dictator will inevitably dispose of them? Why do they think they can ride this tiger?

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